Chapter 14 - The Demon

Marina

The nights are the absolute worst now that I'm spending them alone. Even though I know I'm sleeping inside a terrarium, the trees growing inside suddenly feel so frightening. Branches move like ghosts in the night while bushes rattle around me.

I shudder. It's only the wind, Marina, I tell myself calmingly.

It makes sense for there to be sounds. Adam told me the original use for Dave's terrarium is to harvest insects. Angels apparently eat them when they aren't swallowing humans.

Therefore, the handy angel Dave built this terrarium cage—metal bars on top, glass at the bottom.

I have to admit, Dave's work is impressive. It sure feels like I'm inside a veritable forest, but since I've walked around every corner and turned every pebble, the terrarium no longer feels that interesting to me.

I want to what the world looks like outside of this cage, but of course, I'm a prisoner, so Adam won't let me.

He thinks I would escape,